Gurley Plans Centennial Markers for Oil Well and Post Office
Gurley Nebraska outlines two historical markers to celebrate the Mary Egging 1 discovery oil well and Cheyenne County’s first rural post office. Marathon Oil funds the oil site marker with support from the Gurley Centennial Committee and historical groups. The marker on Highway 385 will note the 1949 discovery and its 225 barrels per day yield.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Mary Egging No. 1
Gurley
Marathon Oil Co
Highway 385
Egging Cab Co
Mary Egging
Gurley Centennial Committee
Cheyenne County Historical Society
Telegraph
Cheyenne County
Vernon Goranson
James Higgins
Goranson
The
State Historical Society
State Highway Department
Marathon
Cb& Q
Marathon Oil Company
Discovery Oil
Nebraska
Crawford
Panhandle
Chadron
Southwest Panhandle
Harrisburg
Historical Land Mark Council
Higgins
Mittee
Higgins Postoffice
P. T. Higgins
Jerome Halston
Clara
Dix News Junior High Band Is Highly Rated In Music Contest
The Dix Junior High Band earned a 2 plus rating at the Gering Grade and Junior High Invitational Instrumental Music Festival in Gering. Competitors included Harrisburg Scottsbluff Gering and Bridgeport, under director Jose Mendez with three members in the band.
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Gering
Harrisburg
Scottsbluff
Bridgeport
Jose Mendez
Roger Loeschen
Gotte
Delynn Peterson
Frontier Airlines announces 15 million debentures offering
Frontier Airlines Inc filed with the SEC a registration statement for 15 million dollars in subordinated debentures due March 1, 1987 with warrants to purchase common stock. The offering is to be managed by Smith Barney. Frontier operates 25 aircraft across 68 cities in 11 Western states.
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Frontier Airlines, Inc
Securities and Exchange Commission
Smith, Barney and Company, Inc
New York City
Midwestern
Rocky Mountain
Parade Could Be The Best Cheyenne County Centennial Parade
Ken McMillen parade chairman appeals to all clubs businesses and groups to enter parades for Cheyenne County Centennial. He notes 465 letters mailed 108 responses returned with 19 business floats and 28 civic organization floats entered. He urges more entries to make the parade the biggest and best yet.
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Ken McMillen
Cheyenne County
McMillen
Water-well Rig Dedicates for Mission Use in India
In Columbus a water-well digging rig capable of drilling 300 feet daily was dedicated by the Methodist church and shipped to India to aid missions addressing drought and famine.
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Columbus, Ohio
Methodist Church
India
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